50 Below Icelandic Wool Socks for Extreme Cold Winter Weather, Thermal Socks for Women and Men, (Large)

Liked size and feel. Used to keep feet warm

I have worked in a Freezer for the past 20 years. I have tried everything to keep my feet warm. I have a solid plan each day. I wear a size 11 shoe. So I buy size 13 PAC boots from Cabelas. and put hand warmers in the toe of the boot, then I put a tall liner sock on, then these awesome thick socks. If I am feeling Ill or extra cold I keep the adhesive toe warmers on hand as an add on. Wool socks are the best for warmth, these are the best I have found. I have 6 pair now, and swear by them. They are so thick that they would not fit in any footwear that you did not purposely up size to accommodate the socks like I do with my freezer boots.. I spend 9 hours per day in there, and while others get cold, my feet stat toasty all day..

I froze my feet when I was a kid in Minnesota and have permanent nerve damage in my toes. I'm 67 and have pain in my feet, tight socks hurt. I wear sandals and slippers, shoes hurt tremendously and my Frye boots are impossible to wear. These are the softest, thickest, warmest most comfortable socks I've ever had. I feel like I could walk outside into a snow drift with socks only. They are plenty roomy, I wear about a size 10. I can't say enough. I've had them on my feet for less than two hours and just ordered another pair.

Very nice thick, heavy wool knee socks. I haven't worn them in boots yet, have only worn them to bed at night so I can keep my feet outside the blankets. Have stayed toasty warm.

My feet freeze in the winter even in the house so I wear layers of wool socks usually 2 or 3. These are definitely men's size socks but that is fine, they will easily go on over a couple of pairs of other socks. I've been wearing them for a few days over other socks and they are roomy and warm. No complaints except that they really are not knee length. Haven't washed them yet so can't say anything about shrinkage.

I wear a size 10-1/2 men's shoe. My feet are average width. I ordered the Large.This is only an initial impression review based on fit and feel, as I have yet to use them in extreme cold temps.These socks are very thick. Thickest wool socks I have seen. I am confident they will be very warm. However, if you are needing a sock to fit inside your hiking boots, you might want to look elsewhere, unless your boots are too big. My winter hiking boots, which fit perfectly with a single pair of merino wool socks, are WAY TOO TIGHT with these on. I tried this for testing purposes only and I am not deducting any points for this because I assumed they would be very thick socks, and therefore did not buy them for this purpose.These are better suited for the less active winter activities in which one might be wearing a large pack boot, such as sledding, ice fishing, snowmobiling, etc. But for the hiker, stick with thinner merino wool socks.These socks are very loose, even on my average width feet. They are the correct length but they are much looser than any other sock I currently own. Based on my experience with loose fitting wool socks, this is likely to be a problem inside a pack boot - falling or getting bunched up. I don't recommend these unless you plan on wearing a thinner pair of socks under these, or unless you have very wide or thick feet.This is the main reason for me docking a star. Although I didn't buy these for use in a boot, I still find them to be looser than I prefer while lounging around inside a home, or tent, etc. They will serve their purpose well for me however - a warm sock for winter camping (sleeping inside a sleeping bag when temps are below freezing).

Very warm, good fit (I wear 10 1/2 size shoe, got these Large for 8-12 shoe), I am 5'11" and these run up to about 3" below my knees - perfect. Wool sometimes can be little "itchy" but these socks have very pleasant feel. Love them.

Warm and comfortable non-binding fit. Will buy more.

Thewse are greeat socks but take care in getting the right size. Mine are a bit too large so the heel part rides up.

Not as warm as I hoped